Math 403: Theory of Probability
Spring 1999, L. Peterson

Announcements

The final exam will occur on Monday, May 8, 2000, from 8:15 P.M. to 10:15 P.M. in our usual classroom. The final exam will be comprehensive with an emphasis on the normal approximation to the binomial random variable as well as things we covered after that.

A key of solutions to previous homework problems is available in a folder in the waiting area in the Mathematics office.

Assignments
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  1. Chapter 1 "Problems": 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 14, 15, 18, 21
    Due date: January 24, 2000

  2. Chapter 1 "Problems": 24, 27, 28
    Chapter 1 "Theoretical Exercises": 2, 6, 13, 12a (12a is for graduate students only)
    Due date: January 24, 2000

  3. Chapter 2 "Problems": 1, 3, 4, 8, 13
    Chapter 2 "Theoretical Exercises": 4, 5, 11 (5 is for graduate students only)
    Due date: January 28, 2000

  4. Chapter 2 "Problems": 15b, 15c, 19, 24, 35, 36, 43a, 50, 51
    Due date: February 4, 2000

  5. Chapter 2 "Problems": 55a
    Chapter 2 "Theoretical Exercises": 12, 15 (15 is for graduate students only)
    Due date: February 4, 2000

  6. Chapter 3 "Problems": 1, 2, 4
    Due date: February 11, 2000

  7. Chapter 3 "Problems": 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24, 27, 28
    Due date: February 23, 2000

  8. Chapter 3 "Problems": 32, 34, 40, 43
    I will not grade Problem 40.
    Due date: February 23, 2000

  9. Chapter 3 "Problems": 49, 51, 52, 56, 58, 62a, 70
    Due date: February 28, 2000

  10. Chapter 3 "Problems": 77a, 79b, 81a, 85
    Problem 81a is for graduate students only.
    Chapter 3 "Theoretical Exercises": 10 (for graduate students only)
    Due date: March 1, 2000

  11. Chapter 4 "Problems": 2, 4, 9, 12a, 13, 17, 18, 19
    Due date: March 3, 2000
    The due date for this set of problems has been extended to Monday, March 6, 2000.
    The due date for this set of problems has been extended again. It is now due on Friday, March 10, 2000.

  12. Chapter 4 "Problems": 20, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30
    Due date: March 22, 2000
    Note: An earlier listing of these problems said to do Problem 29a. Problem 29 is not divided into parts. Just do the whole problem.

  13. Chapter 4 "Problems": 35, 36, 37, 38
    Problem 36 is for graduate students only
    Due date: March 29, 2000

  14. Chapter 4 "Problems": 39, 41, 45, 46, 48, 50
    Due date: March 29, 2000

  15. Chapter 4 "Problems": 51, 53, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 63
    Due date: April 5, 2000

  16. Chapter 5 "Problems": 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
    Chapter 5 "Theoretical Exercises": 6, 7, 8
    Note: Theoretical exercises 6 and 8 are for graduate students only.
    Due date: April 12, 2000

  17. Chapter 5 "Problems": 11, 12
    Due date: April 12, 2000

  18. Chapter 5 "Problems": 15, 16, 18, 21, 22
    Due date: April 14, 2000

  19. Chapter 5 "Problems": 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
    Chapter 5 "Theoretical Exercises": 9
    Due date: April 26, 2000

  20. Suggested review problems for Exam III:
    Chapter 4 "Problems": 1, 8, 17, 19, 21, 23, 37, 40, 42, 46, 52, 53, 54, 57, 60, 64
    Chapter 5 "Problems": 4, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22

    Current Assignments for Math 403

  21. Chapter 5 "Problems": 29, 30, 31, 32
    Chapter 5 "Theoretical Exercises": 12, 13
    Due date: May 1, 2000

  22. Chapter 5 "Problems": 33, 34
    Due date: May 3, 2000

  23. Chapter 6 "Problems": 1a, 2, 3, 7
    Due date: May 3, 2000

  24. Chapter 6 "Problems": 9, 10
    You do not have to hand in these problems.
--- End of assignments for Theory of Probability ---

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